Ali 'Imran
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Ali 'Imran · Ayah 144

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Translation

And not

Word Breakdown

وَمَا

And not

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes speech after parenthetical

and

مَاHarf · Negative particle

not/what

Lemmaمَا

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Grammar Rules

Negation (not/no)
وَمَا (And not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".
We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Sahih International

Muḥammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allāh at all; but Allāh will reward the grateful.

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